Let's get education back in the hands of educators instead of politicians. Let's go back to filling out lesson plans and teaching what students need to know.

Townships are rasing salaries for township employees and Teachers while cutting school programs that include Free Breakfast and afterschool program sports and arts,The New Jersey employee benefits and pension plan is already far too costly,support the children in the schools not the rich people running them who never give up any raises or benefits like other state employees who have not had a aise in 5 years.

After a decade of Mayor Bloomberg running our schools on a corporate reform agenda, only half of White and Asian students, and only 13% of Black and Latino students graduate ready for college. Yet a new coalition supported by hedge fund managers and corporate CEOs has committed to raise $50 million to make sure the policies of Mayor 13% live on. We will not let the education of the next generation of New Yorkers be bought and sold. We want a new direction for public schools. We refuse to vote for the next Mayor 13%.

Tuition increases are becoming one of the biggest obstacles for our highest achieving students from furthering their education. Affordability should not be a determinant when an individual is deciding to receive higher education. Our generation needs to commit to providing college opportunities for all students. California and its future generations will benefit from this investment.

The Federal Government has just passed a new law and put a cap on the amount of time a person can receive the Pell Grant from FAFSA to six years of being a full-time student. The background on this cut is that the people that passed the law are punishing the students that are going to school and just taking the money and not using it to really get an education, but this hurts those who are truly seeking an education to better their futures. This is for all of the students and their supporters who know life happens at the same time as schooling does. Six years is a short time in education.

Because of Republican obstruction in Congress, interest rates on college loans are set to double this July—pouring even more debt on a generation already drowning in student loans. President Obama is pushing Congress to stop it, but as usual Republicans have dug in their heels. Doubling interest rates would be devastating to students and working families. Since 1999, student loan debt has increased by more than 500%, and total student debt is over $1 trillion dollars. But Republicans are so out of touch that their point person on higher education, Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, says she has "little tolerance" for people who graduate with lots of debt because "there's no reason for that." It's not just Virginia Foxx. Mitt Romney says he wants to slash Pell Grants by $170 billion. Republican governors like Scott Walker have been slashing funding for higher education for years, forcing increases in tuition. Students and working families need to send a clear message to the Republicans in Congress: If you allow interest rates to double, we're voting you out.

Due to economy there has been no jobs. there should be no increases in interest rates or loans period.

Public Officials claim to care about public education yet funding for public schools is the first to get cut when states face a budget crisis. It's easy to cut funding for Music and Art and PE when your child attends private school. It's easy to increase class size and fire librarians when your child attends private school. It's easy to "care" about public school when your child attends private school. Make public officials walk the walk, make public education mandatory for the children of Elected Public Officials.

Why do the taxpayers not take a closer look at wasteful spending in school systems across this country, while education in Louisiana, for instance, lags at the bottom. As taxpaying citizens, we should hold our elected officials responsible. Why do we continue to elect people who do not take an active interest in releasing those who will not get the job done in providing a solid and equitable education for all of our children? While Governor has recently had passed an Education Reform Package in Louisiana, will it really bring us up from ranking 48th in the Nation, educationally speaking?

Early start times jeopardize academic achievement, mental health and the safety of teens. The impact falls hardest on struggling students. We urge SPS to maintain the benefits to health and learning that have been gained by middle and high school students having later starts as of 2017, and not make changes to bell times that would have any secondary student start school prior to 8:30 am.

My petition is about anti-grooming laws in the educational system. This would be important for any parent who has children attending school's k-12. This also is protection for minor students who are vulnerable and learning about boundaries. These students need to be taught to discern when they are being manipulated by an adult. Even if that adult might be a teacher or school staffer.

Rush Limbaugh's horrid rants DON"T act in the public's best interests. Any radio station that broadcasts his show violates the rules established by the F.C.C. This EVIL blowhard should be driven off the air, as he serves only the most extreme right-wing propaganda. None of his diatribes deserve ANY airplay whatsoever. His is just horrid indoctrination and brainwashing for those too gullible to think for themselves. His "logic" can be torn down by any high school debate team. He jumps to a wild conclusion and then bases further wild leaps of "faith" on those. He NEVER quotes a valid scientific source and had NO credentials at all. Rachel Maddow has a PhD. in political science from HARVARD! Listen to her as she tears apart the Republican propaganda machine daily!